The city of Ridgecrest Veterans Advisory Committee voted Monday to become part of the Ridgecrest Nexus Foundation.

The committee is seeking a $7,000 U.S. Department of Labor grant for the upcoming veterans stand down. The event is scheduled for Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kerr McGee Center.

Committee Treasurer Pam Brantley said the committee needs a 501(c)(3) designation as a nonprofit organization.

"In order to do that, there's a lot of work that has to be done, and it's too short a period to get it done between now and the stand down," she said. "One of the things that the grant asks is if we have one."

She said since the committee does not have one, she went to Foundation Treasurer Jan Bennett about going under its umbrella, so that the foundation would receive the funds and disburse as necessary.

"They would take 2 percent of any deposits as their cut for it, and then we're covered under them," Brantley said. "That way we could give everyone who donates a federal ID number to use for their nonprofit so they can a tax write-off on that. As far as their board was concerned, we were a good match for what they were looking for."

She asked who checks should be made out to.

Bennett said checks should be made out to the Ridgecrest Nexus Foundation and designated for the Veterans Advisory Committee.

"If they want a written receipt, they should say so," Bennett said.

Brantley and Assistant Treasurer Nick Coy can authorize the expenditure of funds.